Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play My Home’s In Alabama on piano
Written by Teddy Gentry & Randy Owen
- D major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
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Learn My Home’s In Alabama in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – D – Am – D
How it goes
My Home’s In Alabama sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmvDIAmvDI- AmA · C · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Shy chords
How it goes
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about My Home’s In Alabama
What chords are in My Home’s In Alabama?
The loop is Am – D – Am – D (v – I – v – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is My Home’s In Alabama in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in My Home’s In Alabama?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Home’s In Alabama easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.